Apple macOS AppKit Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component AppKit. Such manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-22665. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component AppKit. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 03/14/2022 with Lockheed Martin Red Team as HT213183 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-22665. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/05/2022 🔍
03/14/2022 +68 days 🔍
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03/15/2022 +1 days 🔍
03/17/2022 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213183
Organization: Lockheed Martin Red Team
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-22665 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-22665
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-195038
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2022 10:25
Updated: 03/17/2022 14:20
Changes: 03/15/2022 10:25 (16), 03/15/2022 10:28 (28), 03/17/2022 14:20 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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